New Lighthouse
New Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Puducherry Taluk, Pondicherry. New Lighthouse is situated near Puducherry railway station, as well as near the village Veerampattinam.- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: lighthouse built 1979
- Also known as: “Pondicherry lighthouse”, “Pondicherry Lighthouse”, and “புதுச்சேரி கலங்கரை விளக்கம்”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Puducherry railway station and Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Puducherry railway station
Railway station
Puducherry railway station is an NSG–4 category Indian… Puducherry railway station is situated 1 km north of New Lighthouse.
Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Church
Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus… Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is situated 1¼ km north of New Lighthouse.
Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Cathedral
Church
Immaculate Conception Cathedral is the cathedral… Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Cathedral is situated 2 km north of New Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pondicherry and Veerampattinam.
Veerampattinam
Village
Veerampattinam is the largest coastal village in the… Veerampattinam is situated 2½ km south of New Lighthouse.
Uzhavarkarai
Town
Uzhavarkarai is a city, a municipality and a taluk… Uzhavarkarai is situated 4 km northwest of New Lighthouse.
New Lighthouse
- Categories: lighthouse, building, and tourism
- Location: Puducherry Taluk, Pondicherry, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
11.9166° or 11° 54′ 60″ north
Longitude
79.83085° or 79° 49′ 51″ east
Established
1979
Height
46 metres (151 feet)
Open location code
7J3XWR8J+J8
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OpenStreetMap feature
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OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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